000 FZNT24 KNHC 061450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NRN GULF TODAY THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN WED AND THU AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N97W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVES E OF GULF LATE FRI. STRONG HIGH BUILDS SWD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF W OF FRONT ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-062130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-062130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-062130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-062130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 06 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS